Body work on an xd

[Troy Christopher Quigley 80]

I want to paint my xd gloss black but i know that ill need the body straight as i can get it. so whats the best way to make sure theres no dent in the body??

[bear351c 10,273]

Close your eyes...........and run your hand along the panel.

 

Paint with a flat/matte colour, easier to see dents without shine.

 

Smear the whole car in a thin layer of bondo, Boyd Coddington style, and file flat with a half metre long sanding plane.

[blu xe 825]

Clean up back to bare metal then epoxy straight over the metal. This seals off the metal from the elements. Then guide coat and start blocking with 120 on a board file. Mark any lows that show up key up the areas and apply your bog . Then high fill as per usual. Block with 180 dry and reprime. 180 then 240 dry block and if it's a clear over base black 400 wet then 800 wet.

[revhead 1,392]

when you get to the black ,just remember to give it 3x good coats of clear, other wise itl look like poo.

[Stevemack 122]

Lotta lotta work dude!

[clevocortina 1,109]

Clean up back to bare metal then epoxy straight over the metal. This seals off the metal from the elements. Then guide coat and start blocking with 120 on a board file. Mark any lows that show up key up the areas and apply your bog . Then high fill as per usual. Block with 180 dry and reprime. 180 then 240 dry block and if it's a clear over base black 400 wet then 800 wet.

 

^This guy knows what's up.... Anyone would think he was a painter or something

[blu xe 825]

Lol , I'm not a painter I'm a beater. Slightly higher intelligence level than you painter blokes. That's why I know stuff !! Lol

[clevocortina 1,109]

Hahaha I only assumed painter since your reply was so intelligent and informative, very much the way a painter would prep a car. all the beaters I've worked with would be all like, "80 grit that shit in all damaged areas and bog the hell out of dents and end up with terrible edges etc"

[xm-221 1,803]

Hahaha I only assumed painter since your reply was so intelligent and informative,

This coming from the man who still says 'free' for the number 3 lol

[clevocortina 1,109]

Ouch! yeah im like a savant retarded at evertink but one fing

[Troy Christopher Quigley 80]

Ok awsome thanks for the help boys

[Troy Christopher Quigley 80]

What type of epoxy and what is a guide coat, im to painting

[clevocortina 1,109]

It's etch primer usually two pack, whatever brand your painting the car in will have one use that, it's best to stick with one brand for the full process,

 

Also guide coat is anything that's a contrasting colour lightly dusted on the surface so when you rub it will stay in the lows and show you your low spots or will rub off really fast and show you highs, your best to do it each time you take a step. Pretty much etch - guide coat - block, bog it - high fill - guide coat - block guide coat then final rub. If you need to, repeat the bog, high fill and block steps until the whole guide coat rubs off uniformly

[clevocortina 1,109]

 

That is primer with guide coat on it.

 

Any thing will do, concrete dye, charcoal powder or any black spray can from bunnings will suffice

[Troy Christopher Quigley 80]

Aaaaw awsome that make alot for sense, that sound like the good there thanks alot peps

[chops89 4]

also try bock in diagonal directions where you can and change directions after each pass to ensure you are blocking the panel evenly. all the high fill primer in the world wont help if you arent anal about your blocking technique. especialy with gloss black. might pay to do a colour sand (wet) before the clear coat to help keep orange peel (the bumpy looking paint, not disimilar to an "orange peel") to a minimum